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I'm having a city hall wedding, although we are not renting out that balcony space as that couple did, we are simply having a regular civil ceremony. To rent the 4th floor balcony costs $500/ hr, or $1000/hr to rent the rotunda. If that's the way you want to do it, you'll want to factor that into your budget, since to have more than 6 guests you'll need to rent the space.
$1000/hour! Wow!!!! That seems excessive for a city hall wedding. Well, I guess it does fit with the cost of ceremony locations in the City. Thanks for that information Nexus-6. That might change things a bit. If I pay that much for a ceremony site, I'd like it to be outdoors. Just my personal choice. But... I do think the SF City Hall is beautiful!!!
Oh wow, it's gorgeous! And you can go for a really sophisticated or more simple reception, looks like the venue suits both styles.
And those favors... too cute!
Definitely worth "considering"! 
Gorgeous Venue! Especially for a city hall! Our city hall is totally gross. No way would I get married there. lol.
It's only $75 if you book the 1/2 hour time slot for a traditional civil ceremony like we're doing ;)
Here's the price list if you do decide to consider it: http://www.sfgov.org/site/cityhallevents_index.asp?id=26604
City hall is so gorgeous, but Lake Tahoe would be too! Good luck with your decision!
It was always my dream to get married at San Francisco City Hall. I think it is just beautiful! However, that could be because I am a political junkie and admirer of that type of architecture. I have to say, ceremonies on the stairs under the rotunda are gorgeous! I walked by a coulple who just got married taking pictures there. It is expensive but amazing! I also love Tahoe- especially yrh Calneva resort and the various golf courses. Tahoe is great for outdoor weddings. Sigh.. I wish my SO would be interested in a City Hall wedding- he wants Vegas!
I vote for the Bay! Keep it local so more people can come. (Hive, I'm biased, I work with 91011Bride... she's my boss. And I think more people will come if she keeps it local)
And yea, if City Hall was open on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day, I'd totally get married there. I know they have a package for Saturday weddings and other type of events, but it's super expensive. It would cost me like $10,000, just for the venue location. Our budget is no more than $10,000. We're parents, I'm a law student and he's working on his computer science degree. We're also extremely frugal, so, City Hall is only an option if we don't go for the New Year's theme. I have time to plan. No worries.
I actually want to get married at City Hall. I think the balcony is lovely. BTW, you can actually get married in the rotunda (or elsewhere in City Hall) if there is nothing else going on at that time, but obviously that's the luck of the draw. I did read somewhere about certain times being the best to try to ask for the rotunda, but I'm not sure when that was.
I think one of the balconys it's a nice option since the weather here is so weird and is something I will consider if/when the time comes. And it makes for excellent photos!
Do you get nervous when thinking of an outside wedding in the city?
@CurlyDreamer - yes, the weather is so unpredictable in the City. However, that is what I love about it. 
SF City Hall is beautiful. I am so not considering an outside wedding in December in Northern California. That is asking for added stress. I'm hoping we can afford a nice venue in the City though. What other place is better than the City to have a NYE's wedding?
Very true! I can think of quite a few places in the City that would be awesome for a NYE wedding!
@Ms. Snuggie A NYE wedding sounds awesome! I bet you'd have to book a cool venue so far in advance though, since a lot of them are probably doing regular parties that night!
Nexus-6 - yes, you have to book at least one year in advance, some places require almost 2 years. And some places will not even book weddings for that night. Especially in San Francisco. However, since our budget is small (wedding industry small), the places likely to book quickly are so far out of our price range, it's not an issue for us. We want to start the new year off as husband and wife. :-)
Each location has its pros, so just keep your goal in mind. I'm a Lake Tahoe kid working in the Bay and I've booked venues in both places. In the end I went with Tahoe. My priority for the wedding was natural summer beauty and a casual event, so it fit better.
In Tahoe, it's much more difficult to find elegance. The venues (and vendor services) aren't quite bay area quality. The ones that are really sophisticated cost an arm and a leg. That makes SF city hall quite a steal, actually!
Have fun!
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So, I think I've talked about me wanting Lake Tahoe and my mother and the mister wanting the Bay Area. Well... Check out this San Fran City Hall wedding. http://snippetandink.blogspot.com/2009/12/real-wedding-ashley-michael.html
Fabulous!!! I'm thinking about... REALLY THINKING... about this idea of a Bay Area wedding in San Fran at the gorgeous City Hall. How fabulous is Ashley & Michael's wedding. Simply stunning! I love it!
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